The website of the Department of Typography & Graphic Communication at the University of Reading uses two typefaces by graduates of its renowned MA Typeface Design programme: Iskra by Thomas Grace, and Abril Text by Veronika Burian & José Scaglione.

Have a look at the work from the 2014 MATD class, which has just been published.

Designer Nynke Tiekstra (ColtsfootMedia, Rotterdam) has chosen Tom Grace’s typeface Iskra for the exhibition 4× Netherlands–Russia. The exhibition has been organised by the University of Groningen and the Centre for Russian Studies as part of the cultural manifestations to celebrate the Netherlands–Russia year in 2013. It shows the dialogue between Russia and the Netherlands from four different angles: travel, science, cartography and history.

Iskra, both Latin and Cyrillic, is used throughout the catalogue, promotional material and panel information, in titling sizes as well as in small text settings. According to the designer the typeface has been chosen to “lighten up the darkness of the subject. With style and respect.”

Basia Kuperman was born in Warsaw, Poland, in 1927, but she lived in Buenos Aires since 1934, where she developed her artistic and personal life. Last August, the Museo de Artes Plásticas Eduardo Sívori (Buenos Aires, Argentina) organised the exhibition Andando Caminos, displaying Kuperman’s work.

The lighter weights of Tom Grace’s typeface family Iskra were used throughout the publication, creating a harmonious rhythm. Renowned Argentinian designer Juan LoBianco led the team responsible for the catalogue design.

You can browse through the catalogue on the museum’s website.